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I've been busy with work and building a house; it was time for a break. This last minute trip was put together to complete the "expedition route" I mapped last year to Spirit Lake. Last year, the snow was way too deep and we only made about 1/3 of the total route. This year, there wasn't much snow and we had two days to drive the
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I kinda felt it started out as a small joke - Sitting around the parking lot, 18 rigs around you, gonna head out and pick up 3 more for a big "snow run". Problem was, it was about 48* and raining. We get up to Detroit, meet up with Stan and Stanley it's 43* and raining. Where is the
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Typical Gitout adventures range from five to ten vehicles with family and friends riding along. About a week before this trip there were nearly twenty members planning to attend. Large groups are fun but slow especially when traveling in a long caravan. I've never been a fan of trail traffic jams so some planning was in order.
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After a long couple long months of work and flying back and forth to California, it was time for an adventure. Derek agreed with the idea and we set the date. Ben responded right away and he helped encourage Ken to play hookie and join us. We met in Salem at the Shell gas station and headed toward sunny Bend, Oregon. Bend is my absolute favorite place in Oregon to explore and enjoy the outdoors.
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The Noonday Trail Expedition was a huge success! We had six rigs come out to drive the historic Noonday Trail. This trail was used by gold miners in the 1800s hauling supplies to and from mines and the famous Bohemia City. Gold was originally discovered in 1858 in the Sharps
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The Grand Canyon is seriously overrated... Sure, it's well known (ie crowded) and massive at 277 miles long and 18 miles wide. However, it's only 6,000 ft deep which may sound deep until you compare it to Hells Canyon at nearly 8,000 ft deep. Apparently, whoever determined the Seven Natural Wonders of the World failed to see this canyon which may be why the vast majority of Americans haven't even heard about this natural gem. And maybe... that's a good thing as it was named
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Steens Mountain, Alvord Desert pretty much anyone who is into four wheeling/overlanding in Pacific Northwest knows those names. Situated in South east corner of Oregon they are not inaccessible yet pretty remote. Steens Mountain is a large fault-block mountain that stretches some 50 miles north
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